Central Colorado News

The 2023 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships opened Thursday with six events at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
 
The day started with the men’s heptathlon and the women’s pentathlon before concluding with both the men’s and women’s 5,000-meter races and distance medley relays. With three events completed, Colorado State is leading the way on the women’s side with 34 points, while Air Force is out in front on the men’s side with 22 points.
 
Colorado State’s Lexie Keller broke the MW championship record in the pentathlon with a first-place score of 4,306 points. Keller is the first Ram to win the pentathlon since 2007 and surpassed the previous record that was set in 2015.
 
2023 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Champions – Day One
 
Women
Pentathlon: Lexie Keller, Colorado State; 4,306
5,000-Meters: Sarah Carter, Colorado State; 16:07.28
Distance Medley Relay: New Mexico (Klara Dess, Annamaria Leszczynska, Danielle Verster, Sarah Eckel); 11:31.55
 
Men
5,000 Meters: Jonathan Carmin, New Mexico; 14:18.09
Distance Medley Relay: Air Force (Eli Bennett, Darek Hackett, Alex Patton, Sam Gilman); 9:40.4
 
The Mountain West Network will provide live coverage of the 2023 MW Indoor Track & Field Championships. Fans can watch the indoor track & field championships on their phones or connected TVs via the Mountain West app. Watch every moment of the MW Indoor Track & Field Championships LIVE on your own TV through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV or Roku. Mobile applications are available through the iOS App Store and Google Play. Visit TheMW.com/app for more information.
 
For more information regarding the Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships, including live results, visit the championship central page or follow the Mountain West on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

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